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What makes VARIODRIVE an interesting employer for young engineers? For Xandro, the answer was clear: a technical working environment, the chance to really deepen his knowledge, and a team where you collaborate and learn from each other. Since March, he has been working as an Application Engineer. In this article, he tells why he chose VARIODRIVE, how his first months went, and what he enjoys most about his work.<\/strong><\/p>\n Xandro studied Automotive Engineering, a broad program where he learned about aerodynamics, drivetrains, software, and project management. The focus was mainly on vehicles with combustion engines. After his studies, he did an internship as a project manager at a car company, where he eventually got hired. However, it turned out not to be the right fit.<\/p>\n He was approached via LinkedIn with a question if he was interested in the vacancy for Application Engineer at VARIODRIVE. \u201cI was just open to something new and wanted to work with vehicles. The fact that it\u2019s mainly about small electric work machines here makes it only more interesting. The basics remain the same: something needs to move from A to B,\u201d Xandro explains.<\/p>\n This technical foundation comes in handy in his new role. Yet there are plenty of new things to discover, especially in the field of electric drives.<\/p>\n As an Application Engineer at VARIODRIVE, Xandro is fully engaged in learning on the job. \u201cI\u2019m mainly working on experiments based on assignments I received as homework,\u201d he says. \u201cI conduct measurements and make additional calculations. Gradually, I\u2019m starting to get a grasp on the basic applications. This allows me to support requests and solve technical issues for customers.\u201d<\/p>\n Xandro is also diving into the Italsea-controllers and AMER electric motors, focusing on small mobile work machines. He receives support from colleagues and is part of a learning trajectory that he set up together with Andr\u00e9 and Casper. Switching from combustion engines to electric drives was a challenge. \u201cMy education focused on combustion engines. Here, everything is electric. That really took some getting used to, but I can already see how much I\u2019ve learned.\u201d<\/p>\n What Xandro enjoys most about his work is finding technical solutions for customers. \u201cWhat I\u2019m really looking forward to is the challenge of helping the customer. I\u2019d rather think something through three times than say ‘this won\u2019t work’ at the first try,\u201d Xandro says.<\/p>\n It\u2019s not only the technical content that appeals to him, but also the team spirit and the working environment.<\/p>\n The switch from a large car company to the VARIODRIVE team took some getting used to, but it feels like the right move for Xandro. \u201cYou can walk into anyone\u2019s office here, everyone wants to help, and there is room to contribute ideas. That feels very comfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n Even outside work, Xandro stays focused. He goes to the gym twice a week, meets friends occasionally, and is mainly busy with his personal development. \u201cThere is still plenty to learn, but I\u2019m sure this is the right place for me.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Get to know our new application engineer Xandro What makes VARIODRIVE an interesting employer for young engineers? For Xandro, the answer was clear: a technical working environment, the chance to really deepen his knowledge, and a team where you collaborate and learn from each other. Since March, he has been working as an Application Engineer. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":27487,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-variodrive-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTransition to electric drives at VARIODRIVE<\/h2>\n
Working and learning at VARIODRIVE<\/h2>\n
Why Xandro feels at home at VARIODRIVE<\/h2>\n